Local Doings

An Elvis tribute, deck tunes and more

Any Elvis fans out there?
Of course there are. The King’s followers are legion despite his departure nearly half a century ago, though rumors to the contrary over the years have remained one of the enduring conspiracy theories. In 1987 it was claimed he was spotted at a Burger King in Kalamazoo and former Houston Oilers Head Coach Jerry Glanville was known to leave Elvis  tickets at will call for home games.
The popularity of Elvis’ music has experienced a recent revival among young folks in recent years and Elvis tribute performers continue to draw crowds.
This Thursday the wonderfully diverse Summer Concert Series in Fremont will present one of the best with Ron Short taking the stage at Veteran’s Park starting at 7pm.
Get there early because the Fremont Rotary will have some eats on hand for purchase starting at 5pm with dessert options delivered by Elsie’s Ice Cream. Great venue, fun time and if you have little ones they can frolic in the newly opened splash pad.

Now that the Farmers Market in Newaygo is hitting its stride, take advantage of the opportunity to score some local produce this Friday. While there, catch the music of Grace Theisen who serves up a mix of blues and Americana with a dollop of soul. She will be joined by Carolyn Koebel beginning at 2pm and as a bonus the Hola Arepa food truck will be parked and prepping their outstanding offerings.

The Denise Anderson Connection will be rocking the Riverstop Saloon Friday starting at 7pm. Always a good time with Ms. A. and the weekend afternoon deck lineup at the Driftwood has Top Shelf Saturday 4-8pm and Dennie Middleton Sunday 3-7pm. Great venue, epic view of the pond, good bar food and cold drinks.

Northern Trails will have Zach Lentine on their deck Wednesday from 6-9pm and if you want to take a short drive, Cedar Springs has downtown music with the Sun Dogs starting at 7pm.

It’s summer so get out there and grab some tunes.Itis, after all, a short season.

“I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June.”- Lucy Maud Montgomery